Welcome to the International POPs Elimination Network:
"We cherish our children, life and nature. As our worlds evolve we continue to face challenges of development and protecting what we hold dear to us. We welcome you to the IPEN website, in hopes that you join us to work together for a toxics-free future where chemical production, use and disposal does not cause harm to ourselves and future generations"
Co-chairs: Prof. Jamidu H. Y. Katima. Dr. Mariann Lloyd-Smith.
New to the Issues?
See the Movie
View a 6 minute movie about IPEN and the threat of POPs
International POPs Projects
Learn from examples of NGO POPs Projects on the Ground.
What Are POPs?
Read about the impacts of the chemicals called persistent organic polluants or POPs.
What is the Stockholm Convention?
Read about the Stockholm Convention and how it protects us all from POPs.
Envisioning a Toxics-Free Future
Read how IPEN groups all over the world are working for a toxics free future.
IPEN Updates & Action
SAICM / ICCM2 Outcomes:
IPEN had hoped the international community at ICCM2 would have take more urgent actions to address the critical toxic chemical problems current and future generations are faced with.
See IPEN ICCM2, Press Releases and Nanotechnology, Press Releases
However IPEN is celebrating the overdue global action to eliminate lead from paint, Learn More
Images from Geneva:
IPEN COP4 Outcomes:
See the IPEN COP4 Press Releases
and Learn about IPEN's Keep the Promise Campaign and activities to uphold the Stockholm Conventions and the responsibilities of the Parties.
SAICM Global Outreach Update:
NGOs across the globe are raising awareness about the importance of chemical safety and SAICM. Learn more about SAICM via the NGO SAICM Guidebook. Join the more than 1,000 NGOs and CSOs supporting the campaign by endorsing the Common Statement.
IPEN News Center
* POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants. This is a group of chemicals that are very toxic to people and the environment.
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